quadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell RAF (30 August 1910 – 29 March 1944) was an Auxiliary Air Force pilot who organised and led an escape from Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner of war camp. He was a victim of the Stalag Luft III murders. The escape was used as the basis for the film The Great Escape. The character played by Richard Attenborough, Roger Bartlett, is modelled on Roger Bushell.
Roger Joyce Bushell
World War II
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Birth- 30 Aug 1910
Springs, Transvaal, South Africa
1939 - 1945World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Royal Air Force
Rank
Squadron Leader
Death- 29 Mar 1944-Age: 34 years
Bushell was murdered by members of the Gestapo
Ramstein, Germany
Full Name
Roger Joyce Bushell
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Forces War Records, Roger Joyce Bushell (https://uk.forceswarrecords.com/memorial/653581783/roger-joyce-bushell/facts : accessed 4 May 2024), database and images, https://uk.forceswarrecords.com/memorial/653581783/roger-joyce-bushell/facts